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Bye-bye Pakistan beats India on last ball
Posted: Monday January 10, 2000 10:48 AM
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Tailenders Saqlain Mushtaq and Waqar Younis compiled their second match-winning partnership in as many nights to lead Pakistan to a thrilling win over India in a tri-series limited-overs cricket match Monday. Needing one run from the final ball, Saqlain and Waqar ran a bye, which gave Pakistan a two-wicket win, adding to its win over Australia on Sunday night in the opening match of the triangular series. Saqlain scored 27 and Waqar finished on 13 in an unbeaten 43-run partnership, taking Pakistan to 196-8 from the last ball of the maximum 49 overs in response to India's total of 195 from 48.5 overs. The pair put on an unbeaten partnership of 57 Sunday night to build a match-winning total for Pakistan in the World Cup final rematch. India had the match in its grasp when Pakistan fell to 153-8 in the 43rd over when paceman Javagal Srinath (4-49 from 10 overs) had Man of the Match Yousuf Youhana (63 from 83 balls) caught behind. Earlier, India was dismissed for 195 in 48.5 overs, following another three-wicket burst from Shoaib Akhtar. Pakistan was allowed only 49 overs after compiling a slow over rate during the Indian innings. After his starring three-wicket haul against Australia on Sunday, Akhtar finished with 3-19 from eight overs. Akhtar's third spell was the most decisive of the innings, taking two wickets in seven balls to continue a dramatic few days during which his ban for an illegal action was temporarily overturned by the International Cricket Council. He was automatically no balled three times Monday for bouncers, which passed over the batsman's shoulder. Akhtar clean bowled Saurav Ganguly (61 from 101 balls), beating the opener for sheer pace in the first ball of his third spell, before trapping Samir Dighe (six from 11 balls) with the first ball of his next over. Ganguly and Robin Singh (50 from 84 balls) put India on track for a handy total before their batting spun out of control, losing its last four wickets for just nine runs. Ealier, Pakistan seized the upper hand when Abdur Razzaq (1-31 from eight) bowled Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar (13 from 26 balls) with a delivery, which sent the captain's middle stump out of the ground.
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